I'm a yank. Get the joke yet?Dahon wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 10:54 amA Real Man smokes in China. I don't, but then I'm a Westerner. Fags are available from 3-5 RMB, about US 50 cent. A pack, that is. then there are Chinese luxury brands for up to 50 RMB or so. Educated Chinese tend to smoke less but the problem, especially in the countryside, is that few people are educated.
I spend a lot of time in 5 star hotels due to my work travels. Like Marriott and other chains. Seeing 30 year olds exiting the elevator on a Wednesday night piss drunk and smoking in the elevator is fairly common in smaller towns of only a couple million people. Economic growth has not led to a similar growth in social standards.
New coronavirus spreading rapidly.
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Ok, sorry I missed that. I was raised in Sweden in the 1970's and was taught the supremacy of the Queen's English in all linguistic matters. And in the Queen's English a fag is a cigarette.chkwoot wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 2:26 pmI'm a yank. Get the joke yet?Dahon wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 10:54 amA Real Man smokes in China. I don't, but then I'm a Westerner. Fags are available from 3-5 RMB, about US 50 cent. A pack, that is. then there are Chinese luxury brands for up to 50 RMB or so. Educated Chinese tend to smoke less but the problem, especially in the countryside, is that few people are educated.
I spend a lot of time in 5 star hotels due to my work travels. Like Marriott and other chains. Seeing 30 year olds exiting the elevator on a Wednesday night piss drunk and smoking in the elevator is fairly common in smaller towns of only a couple million people. Economic growth has not led to a similar growth in social standards.
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When they expanded in China. And they truly are. There are of course ultra luxury hotels in China (mostly in shanghai) but by the standards of the Chinese hotel system they truly are 5 star by a margin. I've stayed in Chinese 4 star and 3 star hotels as well and with a few exceptions they're disgusting. I China most 4 star and lower hotels are just gaudy (to put it nicely).
There are some 3 star chains like Home Inn that have taken up the European low cost concept of providing reasonably clean bare bones accommodation but most Chinese hotels are crap. Leaflets under the door touting prostitution is the norm, or maybe the front desk will call you and ask if you need anything. I don't have experience from Chinese 1 star and 2 star accommodation since most of them are not licensed to host foreigners. There are also 0 star hotels providing dorm room bunk beds but I'd have to ask my wife's countryside relatives for input on those.
But I understand that by the standards of developed urban areas like the Alabama boonies, Cambodia and the Northern Territory, Marriott is not a 5 star hotel.
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"But I understand that by the standards of developed urban areas like the Alabama boonies, Cambodia and the Northern Territory, Marriott is not a 5 star hotel." Nice one.
Now about those leaflets....
Just kidding. Wouldn't visit China any time soon and I hear that paid company (of the female kind) is no longer cheap as chips.
Oh well, maybe in my next life (hahaha).
Johnny
Now about those leaflets....
Just kidding. Wouldn't visit China any time soon and I hear that paid company (of the female kind) is no longer cheap as chips.
Oh well, maybe in my next life (hahaha).
Johnny
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i heard on the mongers mill that china gals are like us250 for 2 pops but do be sure to wrap that rascal or cop a disease that is a hybrid between gon, syph and some frankenvirs whereby your dick turns into a mouldy stump inside 2 years and your bollocks disappear forever
Aside from the junk conspiracy shite circulating social media, here's an impeccable source; it's not going to stop or be stopped and will probably peak in April / May in Wuhan.
The Lancet previously published a study entitled "Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study", which also makes for interesting reading.
Mainly interesting because, from my perspective, those dying were very close to my own social demographic, and, I would suggest, that of many if not most posters on this board.
Here's the news:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanc ... 7/fulltext
We're all doomed.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanc ... 9/fulltextThe Lancet wrote: Summary - findings:
...
In our baseline scenario, we estimated that the basic reproductive number for 2019-nCoV was 2·68 (95% CrI 2·47–2·86) and that 75 815 individuals (95% CrI 37 304–130 330) have been infected in Wuhan as of Jan 25, 2020. The epidemic doubling time was 6·4 days (95% CrI 5·8–7·1). We estimated that in the baseline scenario, Chongqing, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen had imported 461 (95% CrI 227–805), 113 (57–193), 98 (49–168), 111 (56–191), and 80 (40–139) infections from Wuhan, respectively. If the transmissibility of 2019-nCoV were similar everywhere domestically and over time, we inferred that epidemics are already growing exponentially in multiple major cities of China with a lag time behind the Wuhan outbreak of about 1–2 weeks.
Main paper - results
...
Our estimates suggested that a 50% reduction in inter-city mobility would have a negligible effect on epidemic dynamics. We estimated that if there was no reduction in transmissibility, the Wuhan epidemic would peak around April, 2020, and local epidemics across cities in mainland China would lag by 1–2 weeks.
The Lancet previously published a study entitled "Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study", which also makes for interesting reading.
Mainly interesting because, from my perspective, those dying were very close to my own social demographic, and, I would suggest, that of many if not most posters on this board.
Here's the news:
On the basis of this study, this virus is hitting men more than women, and the average age of those dying from viral infection during the study was 55 years.The Lancet also wrote:Of the 99 patients with 2019-nCoV pneumonia, 49 (49%) had a history of exposure to the Huanan seafood market. The average age of the patients was 55·5 years (SD 13·1), including 67 men and 32 women.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanc ... 7/fulltext
We're all doomed.
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That would be a stupid price to pay apart from model quality girls in major cities. What I've seen on other fora is that LT is about USD100 including any conceivable service on the standard repertoire. But yes they're all infected with serious strains of known diseases so are better stayed away from. Another implication is that this kind of male-female interaction is actually cracked down upon with heavy fines and deportation as a result.maxx wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 4:26 pmi heard on the mongers mill that china gals are like us250 for 2 pops but do be sure to wrap that rascal or cop a disease that is a hybrid between gon, syph and some frankenvirs whereby your dick turns into a mouldy stump inside 2 years and your bollocks disappear forever
My understanding is that the best way to indulge is to take in at a 5 star hotel (I know, not everyone agrees with me on the rating) and use the hotel massage facilities or facilities at a close by upmarket massage parlour since these tend to be on more friendly terms with the police. Check on a certain well known international guide beforehand what's on offer.
Then basically we're all fucked and it's time to hit the BOL. If the factories don't close for this long time then all workers are going to be sick and if they do close down the economy will crash. Since all western goods, especially in the U.S.A. is nowadays manufactured in China this means massive loss of sales with the attached bankruptcies and total crash of the credit pumped economy.Chuangt2u wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:38 pmAside from the junk conspiracy shite circulating social media, here's an impeccable source; it's not going to stop or be stopped and will probably peak in April / May in Wuhan.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanc ... 9/fulltextThe Lancet wrote: Summary - findings:
...
In our baseline scenario, we estimated that the basic reproductive number for 2019-nCoV was 2·68 (95% CrI 2·47–2·86) and that 75 815 individuals (95% CrI 37 304–130 330) have been infected in Wuhan as of Jan 25, 2020. The epidemic doubling time was 6·4 days (95% CrI 5·8–7·1). We estimated that in the baseline scenario, Chongqing, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen had imported 461 (95% CrI 227–805), 113 (57–193), 98 (49–168), 111 (56–191), and 80 (40–139) infections from Wuhan, respectively. If the transmissibility of 2019-nCoV were similar everywhere domestically and over time, we inferred that epidemics are already growing exponentially in multiple major cities of China with a lag time behind the Wuhan outbreak of about 1–2 weeks.
Main paper - results
...
Our estimates suggested that a 50% reduction in inter-city mobility would have a negligible effect on epidemic dynamics. We estimated that if there was no reduction in transmissibility, the Wuhan epidemic would peak around April, 2020, and local epidemics across cities in mainland China would lag by 1–2 weeks.
The Lancet previously published a study entitled "Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study", which also makes for interesting reading.
Mainly interesting because, from my perspective, those dying were very close to my own social demographic, and, I would suggest, that of many if not most posters on this board.
Here's the news:
On the basis of this study, this virus is hitting men more than women, and the average age of those dying from viral infection during the study was 55 years.The Lancet also wrote:Of the 99 patients with 2019-nCoV pneumonia, 49 (49%) had a history of exposure to the Huanan seafood market. The average age of the patients was 55·5 years (SD 13·1), including 67 men and 32 women.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanc ... 7/fulltext
We're all doomed.
Buy guns, ammo, camo clothing, boots and store up on water, pasta and tomatoes. Oh, and a case of IPA and beard grooming kit. And a cargo bicycle.
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Seriously is this anything we have to worry about?
We were all supposed to be wiped out by HIV, SARS, MERS etc. and they just fizzled out.
Is this different?
We were all supposed to be wiped out by HIV, SARS, MERS etc. and they just fizzled out.
Is this different?
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No need to worry in my opinion, it is just nature combing her hair. People having been dying from flu viruses for centuries and these epidemics are just increasing as travel has become too easy. Also in the past we wouldn't have known much about what happened flu wise in China. The strong n healthy will live longer as will the rich. The poor n unhealthy, well, as I said , it's mother nature having a groom.
k440, something to do when you're pissed.
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Always makes me think of Coronation Street for some reason.
"I don't care what the people are thinking, i ain't drunk i'm just drinking"
On the basis of the study, there is little for a middle aged male to worry about unless he spends a lot of time hanging around provincial Chinese wet markets, smokes 40 a day, and/or has serious existing health problems.Chuangt2u wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:38 pmOn the basis of this study, this virus is hitting men more than women, and the average age of those dying from viral infection during the study was 55 years.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanc ... 7/fulltext
We're all doomed.
TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
Here is some good info comparing these respiratory viruses.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/202 ... i-kicOPMVcEarly indications suggest the fatality rate for this virus is considerably less than another coronavirus, MERS, which kills about one in three people who become infected, and SARS, which kills about one in 10. All of the diseases appear to latch on to proteins on the surface of lung cells, but MERS and SARS seem to be more destructive to lung tissue. As of Jan. 31, fewer than one in 40 of the people with confirmed infections had died. Many of those who died were older men with underlying health problems.
TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
Thai doctors say two drug groups effective on patient
Anti-flu, AIDS medications speed up recovery, say Rajavithi doctors
Thai doctors have declared the use of anti-flu and AIDS drugs a success in reducing symptoms of coronavirus patients after using them on a Chinese woman.
Two doctors from Rajavithi Hospital in Bangkok — Dr Kriangsak Atipornwanich, an expert physician, and Assoc Prof Dr Subsai Kongsangdao, a specialist — said at a briefing in Bangkok that improvements were seen in the 71-year-old woman 48 hours after administering the two groups of medications.
The woman was admitted first to Hua Hin Hospital and then transferred to Rajavithi Hospital on Jan 29.
After finding she had serious symptoms, the doctors decided to use oseltamivir, an anti-flu drug used to treat the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS), as well as lopinavir and ritonavir, two AIDS drugs.
Dr Kriangsak acknowleged that the Chinese had already been using AIDS medications on novel coronavirus patients.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... re-patient
Anti-flu, AIDS medications speed up recovery, say Rajavithi doctors
Thai doctors have declared the use of anti-flu and AIDS drugs a success in reducing symptoms of coronavirus patients after using them on a Chinese woman.
Two doctors from Rajavithi Hospital in Bangkok — Dr Kriangsak Atipornwanich, an expert physician, and Assoc Prof Dr Subsai Kongsangdao, a specialist — said at a briefing in Bangkok that improvements were seen in the 71-year-old woman 48 hours after administering the two groups of medications.
The woman was admitted first to Hua Hin Hospital and then transferred to Rajavithi Hospital on Jan 29.
After finding she had serious symptoms, the doctors decided to use oseltamivir, an anti-flu drug used to treat the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS), as well as lopinavir and ritonavir, two AIDS drugs.
Dr Kriangsak acknowleged that the Chinese had already been using AIDS medications on novel coronavirus patients.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... re-patient
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